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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Mantua in the Lombardy region of Italy.
Prior to 17th century
- 3rd C. BCE - Romans in power.[1]
- 601 CE - Forces of Lombard Agilulf take Mantua.[2]
- 804 CE - Roman Catholic Diocese of Mantua established.[3]
- 977 - Canossa in power.[1]
- 1007 - Boniface III in power.
- 1090 - Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor in power.[2]
- 1113 - Forces of Matilda of Tuscany take Mantua.[2]
- 1115 - Mantua becomes a "quasi-independent commune."[1]
- 1150 - Mantua currency begins circulating.[citation needed]
- 1167 - Mantua joins the Lombard League.[4]}
- 1236 - Forces of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor attempt to take Mantua.[2]
- 1272 - Bonacolsi in power (until 1328).[1]
- 1281 - Tower built.
- 1328
- Ludovico I Gonzaga in power.[2]
- Ducal Palace, Mantua built.[2]
- 1400 - Public clock installed (approximate date).[5]
- 1403 - Mantua Cathedral rebuilt.[6]
- 1406 - Castle of St. George (Mantua) built.[2]
- 1423 - "Latin grammar school" established by Vittorino da Feltre.[7]
- 1444 - Ludovico II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua in power.[8]
- 1460 - Artist Andrea Mantegna moves to Mantua.[4]
- 1472
- Printing press in operation.[9][10]
- Rebuilding of the Basilica of Sant'Andrea begins.[4][2]
- 1480 - Poliziano's Fabula di Orfeo premieres in Mantua.[7]
- 1484 - Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua in power.[8]
- 1490 - Isabella d'Este becomes wife of Francesco II.[8]
- 1530 - Duchy of Mantua established.[1]
- 1535 - Palazzo del Te built near Mantua.[2]
- 1584 - Jesuit college established.[11](it)
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17th-19th centuries
- 1607 - Monteverdi's opera L'Orfeo premieres in Mantua.[12]
- 1625 - Jesuit Pacifico Ginnasio Mantovano (university) established.[11]
- 1630
- City sacked by Austrian forces during the War of the Mantuan Succession.[2]
- Plague.[6]
- 1631 - War of the Mantuan Succession ends; Mantuan Gonzaga-Nevers rulers become "vassals of Vienna" per Treaty of Cherasco.[1]
- 1664 - Gazzetta di Mantova newspaper begins publication.[13]
- 1686 - Accademia Virgiliana founded.[14]
- 1708
- Death of Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat the last ruler of the Duchy of Mantua.[2]
- Austrians in power.[1]
- 1737 - Mantua becomes part of Lombardy.[1]
- 1767 - Teatro Bibiena built.[6]
- 1768 - "Reale Accademia di Scienze e Belle Lettere" (now, Accademia Nazionale Virgiliana di Scienze Lettere ed Arti) founded.[15]
- 1779 - "Museum of antiquities" established.[2]
- 1780 - Biblioteca Teresiana (library) established.[2][16]
- 1796 - 4 June: Siege of Mantua (1796–97) by French forces begins.[4][2]
- 1797
- 2 February: Siege of Mantua ends; French win.[1][2]
- City becomes seat of the "Mincio department in Napoleon's puppet Cisalpine Republic."[1]
- 1799 - Siege of Mantua (1799) by Austrian forces; Austrians win.[2]
- 1801 - French in power again per Treaty of Lunéville.[2]
- 1809 - Economic unrest.[4]
- 1814 - Austrians in power again.[2]
- 1822 - Teatro Sociale (Mantua) built.[17]
- 1853 - Political dissidents executed at nearby Belfiore during the Italian unification movement.[4]
- 1866 - Mantua becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy.[4]
- 1868 - Archivio di Stato di Mantova (state archives) established.[18]
- 1871 - Banca Agricola Mantovana (bank) in business.
- 1873 - Mantova railway station opens.
- 1884 - Economic unrest; military crackdown.[4]
- 1886 - Mantoua-Asola Tram begins operating.
- 1887 - La Provincia di Mantova newspaper begins publication.[19]
- 1897 - Population: 29,743.[20]
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20th century
- 1905 - Walls of Mantua demolished.[6]
- 1906 - Population: 31,783.[2]
- 1908 - Mantua tram begins operating.[21]
- 1911
- Mantova F.C. (football club) formed.
- Population: 32,657.[22]
- 1913 - Chamber of Commerce built.[6]
- 1930 - Virgil monument erected.[6]
- 1934 - Ferrovia Mantova-Peschiera (railway) begins operating.
- 1949
- Azienda Pubblici Autoservizi Mantova (bus) begins operating.[21]
- Stadio Danilo Martelli (stadium) opens.
- 1971 - Population: 65,703.[citation needed]
- 1973 - Gianni Usvardi becomes mayor.
21st century
- 2005 - PalaBam arena opens.
- 2006 - Mincio Cycleway constructed between Peschiera del Garda and Mantua.
- 2012 - May: Earthquake.
- 2013 - Population: 47,223.[23]
- 2015 - Mattia Palazzi becomes mayor.
See also
- History of Mantua (Italian version includes timeline)
- List of rulers of Mantua, 984-1708
- List of podestàs of Mantua, 1184-1400
- List of dukes of Mantua, 1530–1708
- List of mayors of Mantua
- History of Lombardy (it)
Timelines of other cities in the macroregion of Northwest Italy:(it)
- Liguria region: Timeline of Genoa
- Lombardy region: Timeline of Bergamo; Brescia; Cremona; Milan; Pavia
- Piedmont region: Timeline of Novara; Turin
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